CVE-2003-0228

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-05-27

Updated: 2018-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High